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{{minutes box|before=12 June 2006|after=26 June 2006}}

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{{minutes approved|26 June 2006}}

;Present: Tom Perrine (chair), Matthew Barr, Doug Hughes, Andrew Hume, Chris Palmer, David Parter, Stephen Potter, Pat Wilson (note taker), Sam Albrecht

;Apologies: Trey Harris

;Opened: 20:03 <b>Eastern Time</b>

;Closed: 21:08 <b>Eastern Time</b>

== Consent Agenda ==
* '''Approve minutes of {{minutes link|12 June 2006}}'''

Consent agenda approved

== Action Items ==
=== Board Committees ===

* Development Committee (Wilson/Potter)

''[Palmer joins at 20:09]''
* Partnership and Liason Committee (Perrine)
** Invitation from "S" to partner on an upcoming event. - '''Albrecht and Wilson will investigate.'''
''[Parter joins at 20:10]''

* Leadership Committee (Greg Rose)

* Policy Committee (Harris)

* Communications Committee
** press releases for 500th member? - '''Palmer will write a press release.'''
** LOPSA profile of 500th member? - '''Parter will contact the member for comments.'''

* Membership Committee

=== Program Committees ===

* Conference Planning Committee (Wilson/Perrine)
** Training event (Parter): see wiki - '''in progress'''

* Technical (Online) Services (Hughes/Parter)
** Parter - Monthly transaction/product sales reports - '''backburnered'''
** Parter - Mailing lists/online forum - '''no action; Parter will recruit help'''
** Parter - Sponsorships page from database - '''backburnered'''

* Content Services Committee (Palmer/Potter)

=== Non-Committee ===

* Financial
** Hume - Prepare statement about AH payment [due 6/19] - '''no action'''
** Hume - prepare annual financial report [due 6/19] - '''no action'''

* Albrecht:
** Coordinate (with Perrine) volunteers for outreach project. - '''in progress'''
** Touch base with IRS [due 6/26]
*** Called IRS on 6/13. Application was on his desk, still waiting for a copy of the filed Articles of Incorporation. His initial request was for a copy of the Articles of Incorporation that we had filed with the state of NJ - a little different from a filed copy, which I've now requested from the state of NJ. It should be here in a couple of weeks, and then I'll send it to him. Recommend keeping this open and changing the new due date to 7/17/06.

* Barr:

* Harris:
** Post a description of the Resume Standards project - '''no report'''
** Present draft financial policies for Board approval - '''no report'''

* Hughes:

* Hume:
** Work with Usenix to pursuade them to sign a grant letter to the IRS - ''a situation update was given''

* Palmer:

* Parter:

* Perrine:

* Potter:

* Wilson:

* All
** Re-read [[2006_business_plan(s) | business plan]]

== Standing Reports ==

* Treasurer's report ''(first meeting of the month only)''
* Membership report
** See report for this week's status
* Online report

== Business plan review and approval ==

Final discussion regarding purpose (directional) and malleability (it's a living document) of the business plan.

''[Barr joins at 20:50]''

'''MOTION: to approve the business plan by Wilson, seconded by Hume''' Passes.

== Volunteer recognition program ==

'''MOTION: by Hume, seconded by Hughes to adopt the Volunteer Recognition Program as proposed.''' Passes.

==Approve Storage Networking MOU==
* Per ongoing discussions with Storage Network Users Group since LISA, the MOU is now at a point where I recommend approval by the LOPSA Board of Directors. See: Storage Networking MOU
* While the MOU is short on specifics, additional details have been worked out by email:
** No exchange of membership lists, but an email sent out to each group announcing the partnership.
** UCSD will write and issue the press release with input from LOPSA
** They don't have any meetings, but are interested in free booth space if we have availability.
** They will distribute our membership literature/flyer at local SNUG meetings if the local leader finds it appropriate.
** Link exchange to: http://www.storagenetworking.org/about_affiliates.asp and info about LOPSA posated there. We'd need to create a link for Industry Partners, under "Community".
** Interested in exploring occasional joint locals meetings where thare are locals from both groups in the same city.

'''MOTION: by Wilson, seconded by Palmer to adopt the Storage Networking MOU as written.''' Passes.

ACTION ITEM: Hume to chat with the SNIA Chief Scientist regarding possible partnering.

== Sponsorship Development ==

''Deferred until 26 June meeting''

ACTION ITEM: All to individually consider sponsorship development opportunities in preparation for brainstorming on 6/26

It was noted that Hughes has had inquiries from a number of firms regarding posting on the jobs board.

== Notes/announcements ==

The April financials were email and received by the Board.

== Adjournment ==

'''MOTION to adjourn by Palmer, seconded by Hume.''' Passes. Adjourned at 21:07 ET

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 == Standing Reports ==

Board meeting Minutes/19 June 2006 - Revision history

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